2018

Statkraft, European leader in market access, and BOREAS, a leading developer and operator of wind and photovoltaic energy projects, have signed two power purchase agreements with a contract duration of three years.

In September, Statkraft announced that it would purchase electricity from six citizen wind farms in Lower Saxony, Germany over a period of three to five years after the EEG funding expired. From 2021 the power will exclusively be used by Mercedes-Benz to for example supply the production site for the EQC electric car in Bremen.

Statkraft, Europe's largest generator of renewable energy, recently appointed Arnaud Bellanger as managing director of the hydropower division in France. In its new strategy, the Norwegian state-owned company defined France as one of the focus markets for its growth ambitions in continental Europe.

In the morning of Tuesday 23 October, a group of 27 persons illegally and by force took control of the offices of Statkraft in Osorno, Chile. All Statkraft staff were forced to leave the office, but no one suffered any physical harm. The illegal occupants were later evicted by the local police.

We are significantly underestimating the benefits of climate-smart growth. A new report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that bold climate action could deliver at least US$26 trillion in economic benefits through to 2030.